Planning Manager

The Scheduler functions include advanced scheduling, progress measurement, change management implementation and analysis that may involve a major fit-out project.

A thorough understanding of policies, methods, and procedures that includes advanced Planning and Scheduling techniques, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, and support of project objectives. Provide expertise and best practice implementation in the workplace for the region with regard to the planning and scheduling discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Implement Project Planning & Scheduling strategy, plans and procedures, reflecting both Company and contractor roles, responsibilities and expectations.
2. Coordinate the development and implementation of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in consent with Project lead and Project Planner.
3. Promote and maintain the overall integration and integrity of contractor schedules within the Program suite of project schedules.
4. Provide interface and quality assurance to Project functional groups and contractors regarding the tracking and reporting of schedule performance.
5. Preparing Staffing, Engineering and Construction progress and customized reports.
6. Perform Critical Path Analysis.
7. Conduct the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole.
8. Analyse deviations from the baseline in the Project Master schedule highlighting bottlenecks / delays and propose corrective actions.
9. Prepare the Integrated Planning / Scheduling contribution to the Monthly Project Report and specific reports / presentations.
10. Analyse and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance / change order.
11. Ensure that schedule related from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.
12. Working closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced.

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Qualifications

1. Education - B.E/B.Tech (Civil),preferably with project management /construction management certification from reputed Institute.
2. 6-8 years of work experience with demonstrated career growth graph.
3. Planning experience on MSP and building fit out / refurbishment projects.
4. Sound Knowledge and experience of project management.
5. Ability to lead, coordinate & organize multiple sources of schedule inputs/performance data into a master schedule platform and deliver project/program status reports as required.
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
7. Expert experience level using project scheduling tools (MS Project), Excel, PowerPoint.
8. Desirable to have scheduling experience in commercial real estate projects.